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Leon Love, MD

JAMA. 1975;231(13):1377-1380.

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IN 1970, trauma was the fourth leading cause of death, after heart disease, cancer, and stroke.¹ Of the 52 million US citizens injured annually, 110,000 die, while 11 million require hospitalization for one or more days, at a cost of $3 billion.²

The role of radiology has steadily increased in importance in the diagnosis and management of abdominal trauma. A sequence of radiologic procedures is useful and should be varied according to the clinical manifestations; they are reviewed here.

Scout-Film Studies

Scout-film studies of abdomen and chest are extremely valuable in the initial detection of hemorrhage, extraluminal air, and mass effect of a hematoma that may displace bowel or viscera and enlarge organs. Associated skeletal and chest trauma may first be detected on these studies.

The patient should be transported to the x-ray department while lying on his left side. Since it may take 10 to 15 minutes . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Radiology, Foster G. McGaw Hospital, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Radiology, Foster G. McGaw Hospital, Loyola University, Maywood, IL 60153 (Dr. Love).

Edited by Z. Danilevicius, MD, Senior Editor.

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